Creative Curriculum Lowry Class- Year 3/4 Spring Term 2014 Awesome Egyptians

1. Understanding the Arts • We will be learning to play the ukulele • We will be using hieroglyphs to design and make our own cartouche • We will make papyrus pictures • We will make some Egyptian bracelets • English • Reading workshop- guided reading or reading activities • Spelling, phonics and handwriting • Letter writing • Information Texts • Adventure Stories • Persuasive writing • Big Write- weekly independent longer writing • Maths • Big Maths- daily focus on key number skills • Big Maths Beat That tests on Friday • Measuring and recognising different angles • Interpreting data • Finding fractions of numbers and quantities • Equivalent fractions • Multiplication facts and methods • Understanding Physical Development, Health and Well-being • We are learning to develop skills to be used in gymnastic sequences • We will be developing confidence and skills in swimming • Through circle time and special time we will be learning to try new things, to work hard, to concentrate, to push oneself, to improve, to understand others and to not give up • Scientific and Technological Understanding • We will be designing and making our own bread • We will investigate different rocks and soils and look at how different chemicals effect them • We will investigate how some Egyptian inventions work Creative Curriculum Lowry Class- Year 3/4 Spring Term 2014 Awesome Egyptians • RE • We will be looking at belonging • We will be learning about Sikhism • ICT • We will be learning about the weather and presenting our findings • French • We will be gaining confidence asking and answering questions • Historical, Geographical and Social Understanding • We will locate different countries of the world and look at their climate zones • We will explore the topic of Ancient Egyptians, looking at inventions, artefacts, pyramids, pharaohs and the importance of the Nile. Miss Howard Mrs Wiggin Mrs Lynn